I am the worst wedding sceptic but the marriage of the US Women's Hockey Captain and the Canadian Women's Hockey Captain is too cute for even my cynical words to sully.Brings a tear to the eye! https://t.co/x8y8MKwnH5

Team USA released a touching statement on the union, writing: "The U.S.-Canada ice hockey rivalry is one of the most storied in team sports, with the two nations competing for every gold medal since the women’s world championship began in 1990."

It continued: "After facing off across from each other at five world championships and two Olympic Games, the couple now faces life’s future adventures together."

Remarkably, Duggan and Apps aren't the first US-Canada hockey rivals to find love on the ice-rink, with former captains Julie Chu, a four-time Olympic medalist for Team USA, and Caroline Ouellette, a four-time Olympic medalist for Canada, announcing late last year that they had welcomed a baby together.